I posted last week about the incredible Venison Bacon Sausage that we made from the deer Eric killed a few weeks ago. So, today I thought I would give you an idea of something yummy that you can make with the sausage, Venison Pasta Carbonara!
Although it looks like it has a lot of steps, this dish is ready in a flash, so we often use it on nights when we are too tired to make something complicated (or when we have eggs coming out our ears!) Of course you could always make this with regular sausage, or go the traditional route and use about 6 strips of bacon, which is how we normally make this dish.
**Don’t let the raw eggs scare you! They are “cooked” by the heat of the pasta, and we, personally know the chickens that lay our eggs, so I feel good about their safety! (We did, however, make this when we lived in town and bought grocery store eggs, and we never had a problem, but if you are still worried, you can look for pasteurized eggs, which some supermarkets carry, or go one better and get to know a local farmer who can supply pastured eggs!)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 1 lb venison sausage
- 4 Tbsp white wine
- 3 eggs
- 4 Tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp cream or half and half
- 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Heat oil in pan, add onion and fry gently for 5 minutes or until soft but not colored. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
- Cook spaghetti in large pot of boiling salted water, according to package directions until Al Dente.
- Meanwhile, add sausage to onion, fry over medium-high heat until browned. Add wine and cook until evaporated.
- In a mixing bowl, lightly beat eggs with Parmesan, cream, chopped parsley, salt and pepper.
- Reserve out about a cup of the starchy cooking liquid from the pasta pot, then drain spaghetti,
- Add drained pasta to pan with bacon and onion mixture.
- Mix well over moderate heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Temper egg mixture by adding some of the hot pasta water to the mixing bowl and stir.
- Warm serving bowl with the remaining pasta liquid, then dump the liquid out.
- Transfer pasta mixture to serving bowl.
- Pour egg mixture over pasta in serving bowl and toss with tongs to combine. The heat from the spaghetti will cook the egg.
Looks lovely!
Thanks!